Buddha, Chakradhar and Tamang, Laavanya

MGNREGA’s attendance app: A tool for transparency or exclusion? - Economic & Political Weekly - 59(48), Nov 30, 2024: p.18-20

The National Mobile Monitoring System application is examined two years after its deployment to understand its impact on MGNREGA. Unpacking the app’s design and features, the user experience of MGNREGA front-line functionaries and workers is assessed. Explaining how the app has affected the fundamental provisions of MGNREGA, the rationale behind the app as well as its performance against its intended objectives as stated by the Ministry of Rural Development is reviewed.- Reproduced

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